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Store Front Roundup: Renovations at two sites near Syracuse

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Jay Zampi sets an arrow center shot while assembling a compound bow for a customer at Gander Mountain in Cicero in a file photo. The company just finished renovating the store, which opened in 2004.
(Dick Blume | dblume@syracuse.com)

CICERO, N.Y. - Gander Mountain recently wrapped up a major overhaul of its store on Carmenica Drive.

The outdoor gear retailer wouldn't disclose how much it spent on the work, but the renovations updated the store's overall look and added one of the chain's new Firearms Super Centers.

The center has an updated and expanded selection of firearms, ammunition and security equipment, according to Gander Mountain.

The company opened the 65,000-square-foot Cicero store in 2004. It is among 29 Gander Mountain locations up for remodeling this year nationwide.

The chain is opening new stores too. It'll have 131 locations in 24 states by the end of the year.

- Sun Chevrolet on Route 5 in Chittenango just finished renovations too. The project cost just under $1 million and updated the entire dealership including the showroom, offices and exterior.

Sun regained its Chevy franchise in 2010 after losing it when General Motors filed for bankruptcy. The dealership was among nearly 1,100 that filed for arbitration to fight GM's decision to shut them down.

Before the cases proceeded, GM emerged from bankruptcy and told about 600 dealers, including Sun, that they could maintain their franchises.